Water Quality and Livestock Issues Dominate January EPC Meeting

Posted on Jan 31, 2009 in Association News | Comments Off on Water Quality and Livestock Issues Dominate January EPC Meeting

Rules for animal feeding operations, septic systems and the reclassification of Iowa streams based on their attainable were top- ics of discussion at the January 13th meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission in Urbandale.

Commissioners were asked to initiate a rule proposal that would limit manure application on frozen or snow-covered ground to the times and places it is least likely to cause water quality problems. The rule would primarily affect those animal feeding operations that are required to have a manure management plan or a nutrient management plan.